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WPA Initiatives on Disaster Relief
ByWFMHWFMH 09-19-2023WPA Initiatives on Disaster Relief Dr. George Christodoulou, Chair of the World Psychiatric Association’s Institutional Program on Disasters and Mental Health, gave an overview of the mental health consequences of man-made and natural disasters. Many more people, he said, could be expected suffer psychological damage than were physically injured in such events. He began by…
WFMH Identifies Rising Anxiety Disorder Prevalence as a Lasting Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic
ByWFMHWFMH 06-10-2026The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented rise in anxiety disorders globally, with estimates indicating a 26% increase in prevalence during 2020 alone. The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) has identified this trend as a critical and ongoing public health challenge that demands policy attention well beyond the acute phase of the pandemic. Data published…
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ByWFMHWFMH 09-19-2023WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: OCTOBER 10, 2000 THEME: MENTAL HEALTH AND WORK World Mental Health Day was first proclaimed by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992. The Day is co-sponsored by the World Health Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations. Participants are encouraged to use the 2000-2001 theme, “Mental Health And…
World Federation for Mental Health: WFMH at the UN
ByWFMHWFMH 09-19-2023Advocacy by the World Federation for Mental Health at UN Agencies During 2006 Background The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) has had special consultative status at the United Nations since 1963. Its association with UN agencies stretches back even further, to the founding of the UN system in 1948 and its own…
~News from the Regions~
ByWFMHWFMH 09-19-2023Yemen The Regional Vice President, Professor Hassan Kassim Khan,has sent a year-end report to the Secretariat reviewing activities in 1998,and noting increased attention in the region to training mental healthprofessionals for work in community primary health care programs. He attendeda conference in Syria at the University of Damascus (20-25 May1998) which reviewed the work of…